EXHIBIT 23

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement  on  Form  S-8  (Nos.  33-71792,  33-55117,  33-52871,  333-33487  and
333-50522) and in the Prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statement
on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-24449 and 333-62041) of Barrett Business Services, Inc. of
our report dated February 6, 2001, except for the second paragraph of Note 7, as
to which the date is March 12, 2001, relating to the financial statements, which
appears in the Annual  Report to  Shareholders,  which is  incorporated  in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K.




/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Portland, Oregon
March 30, 2001